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Favors & Flowers

We have SO much wedding inspiration for floral stuff like bouquets and centerpieces, and also non-floral alternatives like paper flowers and origami boutonnieres… plus oodles of wedding favor inspiration. We’ve got separate categories for floral DIY projects and DIY wedding favors.

paper flower 1081011 alternative wedding ideas from Offbeat Wed (formerly Offbeat Bride)

Tons of paper flower inspiration for your wedding (or paper anniversary!)

Coffee filters, origami, and newsprint all find their way into crafty hands for paper flower bouquets, centerpieces, and decor. If you’re choosing paper flowers over living flora and fauna, there are tons of choices. We’re rounding up our paper magic for your handmade and alternative material inspiration.

Origami Candy Favors 2 alternative wedding ideas from Offbeat Wed (formerly Offbeat Bride)

How to make folded origami candy boxes as favors and decorations

You may remember her colorful communion bread, or her invitations made with a sewing machine, but Elizabeth Jancewicz is back with her origami and candy favors that can also double as decor.

Barry White tea favours alternative wedding ideas from Offbeat Wed (formerly Offbeat Bride)

How to make your own “Berry White” tea favors

After getting a tea shop favor quote that was $400 over-budget, one bride decided to come up with her own tea favors on the cheap with a rockin’ name to boot! Here’s how you can do the same.

mulhersorridente alternative wedding ideas from Offbeat Wed (formerly Offbeat Bride)

Portuguese “happy pill” wedding favors

Helena didn’t want to spend too much on favors and she also wanted something that people could use and then throw away. So she combined that idea with her love of sweets and vintage ’50s Portuguese advertisements and created these!

up screenshot book alternative wedding ideas from Offbeat Wed (formerly Offbeat Bride)

If you loved the movie “Up,” you’ll love this guest book

Check out Tribe member Aalg‘s wedding guestbook, modeled after the “Our Adventure Book” from the movie (read: cry fest) Up. Don’t you love it when Disney amazingness comes to life?

welcome bags for her Las Vegas wedding alternative wedding ideas from Offbeat Wed (formerly Offbeat Bride)

A welcome bag with an awesome, party-friendly, “emergency kit”

Tribe member krissybeth just won my heart with her welcome bags for her Las Vegas wedding. They all include a very special emergency kit that is WAY too perfect for a weekend in Vegas.